Dramatic reading at WFU to explore rape and sexual harassment Feb. 21
February 12, 2001 | Top Stories
Playwright Arlene Hutton’s provocative one-act show, “I Dream Before I Take the Stand,” will be performed at Wake Forest University Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. in the Ring Theatre in Scales Fine Arts Center. Cynthia Gendrich, assistant professor of theater, and actor D.A. Oldis will […]
Author of book on race and sports to speak at Wake Forest
February 9, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Jon Entine, author of the controversial book, “Taboo: Why Blacks Dominate Sports and Why We Are Afraid to Talk About It,” will speak at Wake Forest University on Feb. 20. Entine will talk about race and sports at 4 p.m. in Benson University Center’s Pugh […]
Wake Forest music department hosts competitions
February 9, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Events
Wake Forest University’s 23rd annual Christopher Giles and Lucille S. Harris Competitions in Musical Performance will be held Feb. 17 in Brendle Recital Hall. The music competitions, established by Paul and Sara Sinal, honor Christopher Giles, who taught piano at Wake Forest for 37 years […]
WFU speaker advocates expression of moral values during Founders’ Day Convocation
February 8, 2001 | Speakers
Americans can repair the nation’s perceived moral decline if they stop embracing the culture of political correctness and more publicly share their religious and personal values, author and legal scholar Mary Ann Glendon said during her address at Wake Forest University’s Founders’ Day Convocation […]
WFU gives highest award for service to Vic Flow during Founders’ Day Convocation
February 8, 2001 | Top Stories
Wake Forest University presented its highest award for service, the Medallion of Merit, to Victor I. Flow Jr., chairman of Flow Lexus, during Founders’ Day Convocation this morning. University President Thomas K. Hearn Jr. presented the award during an 11 a.m. ceremony in Wait […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
February 8, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Athletics, Events, Speakers
CONVOCATION SPEAKER TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS Nationally acclaimed author and legal scholar Mary Ann Glendon will give the Founders’ Day Convocation address at 11 a.m. today in Wait Chapel. Titled, “One Nation: Two Cultures,” her talk will address human rights in the United States and […]
FBI ‘Profiler’ to provide insider’s view of hunting serial killers
February 7, 2001 | Events, Speakers
ohn Douglas, the FBI agent who was the model for the character played by Scott Glenn in the movie, “Silence of the Lambs,” will speak at Wake Forest University on Feb. 20. An expert on serial killers, Douglas will provide an inside look at high-profile […]
WFU Theatre presents Joan Ackermann’s evocative comedy ‘Off The Map’ beginning Feb. 16
February 6, 2001 | Arts & Culture, Events
The Wake Forest University Theatre will present “Off the Map” by Joan Ackermann Feb. 16-17 and 21-25. Cynthia Gendrich, assistant professor of theater at Wake Forest, will direct the student cast in this bittersweet comedy set in northern New Mexico. The funny, evocative show follows […]
University begins survey of campus to determine accessibility of facilities
February 5, 2001 | Campus Life, Community, University Announcement
Wake Forest University began an extensive physical survey of its Reynolda Campus this week as part of a long-term project to provide individuals with disabilities equal access to the academic, social and recreational activities at the university. The university has contracted with an architectural firm […]
Panel to compare U.S. elections with those in China and Taiwan Feb. 23
February 5, 2001 | Events, Speakers, University Announcement
Wake Forest University will host a panel discussion titled, “Ballots Without Butterflies: China’s Village Elections and Taiwan’s Voting System,” Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. in Room 102 of Scales Fine Arts Center. The program is free and open to the public. Wake Forest’s political science […]
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